Colour

#E28800

#E28800
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark orange

#E28800 is a orange with RGB values 226, 136, 0 and HSL 36°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#E28800#E28800

HEX#E28800

RGBrgb(226, 136, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5333, 0

RGB percentages88.6%, 53.3%, 0%

HSLhsl(36.1, 100%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(36.1, 100%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 39.8%, 100%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,845,952

CSS custom property--colour: #E28800;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1

Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#1D77FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A59000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BAA505no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F87274no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 11.9 Orange · ΔE 13.5 Chocolate · ΔE 19.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.7 Peru · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 11.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#005AE2

Analogous#E21700, #CBE200

Triadic#00E288, #8800E2

Split complementary#00CBE2, #1700E2

Tetradic#00E217, #005AE2, #E200CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFDFAF

Lighter +30%#FFCB7C

Lighter +20%#FFB749

Lighter +10%#FFA216

Darker −10%#AF6900

Darker −20%#7C4B00

Darker −30%#492C00

Darker −40%#160D00

More saturated +25%#E28800

Less saturated −25%#C6821C

Channel breakdown

R226

G136

Red226 (88.6%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue36.11°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 88 · B 00

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